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BABY CARRIAGE. (Appn t nfudAug 14 1397) (No Model.)

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Nrrnn STATES- JAMES L. PRYOR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BABY-CARRIAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,937, dated October4, 1898.

Application filed August 14x 1397- To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. PRYOR, a citi zen of the UnitedStates,residin g at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaby-Oarriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be afnll,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention has relation to an improvemen-t in baby-carriages, theobject being to produce a device of this character provided upon itsfront end with a seat designed for the reception of a child and whichmay be turned or slid out of its operative position, and when sopositioned will be removed from objectionable protrusion and willconstitute an ornamental addition to the carriage-frame.

The invention further consists in the provision of a foot rest or stepdesigned to be located in its proper relation with respect to the seatand to be turned under the body of the carriage when not in use.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents `a perspective view of ababy-carriage constructed in accordance with myinvention, showingthe'seat and foot-rest in position to Fig. 2 is an elevation showing theseat turned up and the foot-rest folded back out of the way. Fig. 3 is abottom plan View of the carriage-body.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, l indicates the body orcarriage proper, and 3 indicates the seat, consisting of a bottomportion or seat proper, 4, and side pieces 5, through the rear bottomcorners of which project the opposite ends of a shaft 6, mounted insuitable bearings 7 across the front of the carriage adjacent to itslower edge. The rear edge of the bottom 4c is provided with an extendedportion 9, designed when the seat is turned down in the positionindicated at Fig. l to impinge against the bottom of the body and toconstitute stop mechanism limiting the downward movement of the seatfrom a horizontal plane.

lO indicates a foot-rest carried bya pair of swinging arms l1, pivotedat their upper extremities to the outer extremities of a pair of longitudinally-adj ustable rods l2, movable in Serial No. 648,272. (Nomodel.)

sockets 13, secured upon the bottom of the carriage in any suitablemanner.

Supposing the device to be in the position indicated in Fig. l, it willbe noted that the seat is turned down to receive a child and that thefoot-rest extends horizontally in a plane below, the seat beingsupported by the arms ll. If now it is desired to discontinue the use ofthe seat, it isfolded or turned up against the front end of the carriageand secured in any suitable manner, preferably by making the side piecesof the seat slightly resilient and using them to grip the sides of thecarriage-body, as shown. The rods 12, supporting the foot-rest, arethen. pushed back beneath the body, and the foot-rest proper is swungupwardly by means of the pivotal connection between the arms ll and therods 12, and the entire auxiliary device, consisting of the seat andrest, is removed from the front of the carriage and, being suitablyarranged, preserves the conformity and body of the design of thecarriage.

It is obvious that instead of the particular construction shown the seatmight be mounted in various ways and might be turned back under thecarriage or slid back when out of use, the essential feature being aseat which may be placed in operative position or may be removed fromits protrusive position. The foot-rest may also be of any desired formand may be removed 4in any suitable manner, and while the presentembodiment of the invention appears at this time to be preferable I donot desire to limit myself to the details of construction, but reservethe right to change,

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a body, of a pvoted seat carried at the front end thereof, and afoot-rest longitudinally movable With respect to the body, substantiallyas specified.

5 4. In a baby-carriage, the combination with L body, a pivoted seat andstop mechanism therefor, of a pair of rods longitudinally Inovable insuitable bearings upon' the bottom of the body, arms pvoted to saidrods, and a foot-rest carried by said arms, substantially 1o as speoied.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses. y

JAS. L. PRYOR. Witnesses:

J oHN F. SoossERY, JAMES A. SWAR'rWoUT.

